Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)

  • 15
  • 10/09/2006 (GB)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 24m

Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

Overview

Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.

Stephen Greenhorn

Writer

Brendan Maher

Director

Jean Rhys

Writer

Cast

Rafe Spall's headshot

Rafe Spall

Edward Rochester
Rebecca Hall's headshot

Rebecca Hall

Antoinette Cosway
Nina Sosanya's headshot

Nina Sosanya

Christophine
Victoria Hamilton's headshot

Victoria Hamilton

Aunt Cora
Lorraine Burroughs's headshot

Lorraine Burroughs

Amelie
Alex Robertson's headshot

Alex Robertson

Richard Mason
Karen Meagher's headshot

Karen Meagher

Grace Poole
Fraser Ayres's headshot

Fraser Ayres

Daniel

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